Lot 51072 – 1857, 1/2d reddish lilac on blued paper, very fine used example
Lot 51072 – 1857, 1/2d reddish lilac on blued paper, very fine used example
Lot 51072 – 1857, 1/2d reddish lilac on blued paper, very fine used example
Ceylon
Price realised
160 GBP
Estimate
150 – 300 GBP
Auction date
Sat 22 Jun 2024 at 10:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1857 1/2d reddish lilac on blued paper, used example struck by barred obliterator, very wide margins on all sides, showing portion of neighbouring stamp at bottom, some minimal brown spots to front; very fine and scarce in this quality; cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £700).
Catalogue ref: S.G. 16
Auction
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